Recent Dyalogues in Politics
Feb 2010
Should government issue full body scans at U.S. airports as another preventative security measure?
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CompletedUpdated on Feb 11, 2010Amsterdam has already begun installing and using full body scans at airports as a way to ensure consumer protection against terrorist threats. These full body scans leave nothing to the imagination as each and every body part is fully shown to the airport security agent who is viewing the scan. The body scans are thought to be a much safer security device in that it will not be able to hide anything from security officers, thus enabling airport security to quickly identify any substances that may include explosives.
Are these body scans helpful or are they do they infringe upon our basic rights?
Australian censorship laws - protective or draconian?
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CompletedUpdated on Feb 09, 2010Australian censorship laws are the strictest in the Western world. They have recently become worse, and with new Internet filtering promised to arrive in the country in the near future, Australia seems to be taking many hundreds of steps backwards.
Is waterboarding torture?
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CompletedUpdated on Feb 01, 2010Waterboarding, the act of securing the victim in a locked position then continuing to pour water on their face and breathing passages, to make the victim feel like they are dying. It has been classified as an authorized procedure, should this act be continued as a method to solicit information from dangerous prisoners?
Jan 2010
Would a socialist United States, complete with constitutional rights and other benefits of our legal system, be such a bad thing?
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CompletedUpdated on Jan 28, 2010I think that a socialist united states would be good because everyone would have a job provided by the government, as well as their constitutional rights. Also, it would also create incentive to work because everyone would be payed based on how hard they worked.
Palin on TV - political career suicide or crazy like Fox (News, that is)?
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CompletedUpdated on Jan 25, 2010Sarah Palin has signed a multi-year contract to provide political commentary & analysis for Fox News. Is she laying the groundwork for a 2012 presidential run, or does this signal the end of her White House ambitions?
Nov 2009
Did Obama deserve the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?
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CompletedUpdated on Nov 02, 2009The Nobel Peace Prize is to be awarded to an individual who, in the previous year, worked to promote friendship or brotherhood among nations, trying to reduce the amount of foreign armies on nations' soils, and one who sought to bring peace in the world. Did Obama really do this throughout 2008? No, he was on the campaign trail which left him little time to promote world peace. Was he trying to be bipartisan here in America and bring different socio-economic statuses together in bringing hope to a better American government? I think so, but that has nothing to do with promoting global peace nor did he do anything that would remotely give him the credibility to have been nominated for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Maybe one day, but not now!
Oct 2009
Will a lengthened school day and school year close the achievement gap?
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CompletedUpdated on Oct 10, 2009President Obama has introduced the idea of lengthening the school year (shortening summer break) as well as the school day in order to close the achievement gap that is evident between minorities and caucasian students. President Obama also is suggesting that our public schools be opened on weekends in order to provide a safe haven for kids who may otherwise be enticed to join gangs and get into trouble. These ideas are being brought forth as possible legislation in order to close the achievement gap and ensure that all American students will be able to globally compete against countries like Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.
Aug 2009
Cyber Security Act of 2009: Will it Protect or Sensor Americans?
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CompletedUpdated on Aug 21, 2009According to drafts of the Cyber Security Act of 2009, Obama may "declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shut down of Internet traffic to and from any comprised federal government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network". The President may also "order the disconnection of any Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks in the interest of national security."
Are the Town Hall protestors funded by Fox News? Is it "manufactured anger" or genuine angst over Health Care Reform?
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CompletedUpdated on Aug 17, 2009"Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, tells ABC News that there's nothing authentic about the protests Democratic congressmen are experiencing all over the country.
" 'This notion of a grass-roots campaign is totally and completely phony,' Doggett said. 'The Republican Party has coordinated this apparent outrage and stirred it up.' "
On April 15th we saw more than a million people take to the street during the tea parties, a scale of action so broad that any claims of being artificially "manufactured" were on their face absurd. All over the country people who normally go about their daily lives, worrying about work and family, are so fed up with the direction in Washington that they are getting politically involved for the first time in their lives.
Should America have more stringent gun control laws?
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CompletedUpdated on Aug 08, 2009America allows the states to dictate the laws for gun control, but should the laws for the entire country be more stringent? Should the states be allowed to decide what is best for its respective area or is national policy on guns necessary? What effort should be made to create and enforce gun control legislation?
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